VistaDB
About a year ago, I was planning out an application to track all of the
piddly little stupid stuff in my life - Frequent Flyer Numbers, Lock
Combinations, Recipes, etc. Ideally, I was hoping to put together
something that would run on the Desktop, on my PocketPC and on the web
so I could get to it from anywhere. I started looking around for
a database solution to do that sort of thing and ran across
VistaDB. I couldn't find enough information to decide if it was
the right choice, and I didn't want to pay money to find out for
sure. Eventually after beating my head against the wall working
with SQL Server CE, I settled for a desktop application to do the
tracking. Now, apparently, a new version VistaDB is out and in
return for spreading the word, they're handing out free versions to
bloggers. I'm still interested in doing a fully-syncable app for
this stuff, and it would be a good first project for VS 2005, so here's
their announcement. I'll give my free version a whirl and let you
know what I think.
VistaDB 2.1 database for .NET has been released
This 2.1 update includes over 60 improvements, including new support for .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio .NET
2005. VistaDB is a small-footprint, embedded SQL database alternative to
Jet/Access, MSDE and SQL Server Express 2005 that enables developers to build
.NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 applications. Features SQL-92 support, small 500KB
embedded footprint, free 2-User VistaDB Server for remote TCP/IP data access,
royalty free distribution for both embedded and server, Copy 'n Go! deployment,
managed ADO.NET Provider, data management and data migration tools. Free trial
is available for download.
- Learn more about VistaDB
- Repost this to your blog and receive a FREE copy of VistaDB 2.1!